Set of words used for punishment given by judge (8)
I believe the answer is:
sentence
I believe this clue is a triple definition!
'set of words' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)
'used' acts as a link.
'for punishment' is the second definition.
(eg a prison sentence)
'given by' acts as a link.
'judge' is the third definition.
(I've seen this before)
(Other definitions for sentence that I've seen before include "Condemn" , "That which ends with a full stop" , "complete grammatical structure" , "Words - said by judge" , "Ability to feel" .)